Collapse of Safe Hands puts funeral plan buyers’ money at risk

Dignity, one of the UK’s biggest undertakers, has agreed to provide funerals on behalf of Safe Hands for the next fortnight. Photograph: RubberBall Productions/Getty Images

Thousands of people who had saved up to pay for their funeral risk losing money after the plan provider Safe Hands collapsed into administration.

The restructuring firm appointed to handle the process, FRP, said it was not able to provide immediate refunds to Safe Hands’ 46,000 customers, leading to concerns that pre-bought funerals may not be honoured.